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jako.

division, distribution, sharing, dealing (an act of division etc.)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjɑko/[ˈjɑ̝ko̞]
  1. division, distribution, sharing, dealing (an act of division etc.)

  2. division, distribution, sharing, dealing (the result of a division etc.)

  3. count-off (the act of splitting a group of persons into a number N of smaller groups by having them call out, one by one, the numbers one through N and again until everyone has a number; also as an interjection ordering a group to do so)

    Jako kolmeen!
  4. synonym of osuus (“share, part”)

  5. pitch; graduation (distance between evenly spaced objects, such as on a roller chain, or the markings on a measuring instrument)

  6. deal

  7. chance (also in plural)

    colloquial
    Suomella ei ollut mitään jakoa pelissä Saksaa vastaan.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *jako. Equivalent to jakaa (“to divide, distribute, share”) + -o.

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